The festival appeared doomed in 1990 when the BARA all but disbanded and Big Brothers/Big Sisters voted to end it's association with the event. Though a highly anticipated event within the community, it netted little profit for the restaurants involved and the costs of administration became prohibitive for Big Brothers/Big Sisters to handle on their own. The gauntlet was quickly taken up by the Bloomington Downtown Commission It wasn't until 1993 that the current non-profit sponsors, the Monroe County Community Kitchen and Hoosier Hills Foodbank, became involved.